Sea Weapons

Attack Submarine, Nuclear (1963)

Dreadnought

HMS Dreadnought (S101)

Preceded by:

Oberon (1961)

Succeeded by:

Valiant (1966)

Datafile

ClassDreadnought
TypeAttack Submarine, Nuclear
Year1963
Crew88
Dimensions
Length81 m (pp)
89.5 m
Beam9.8 m
Draught7.9 m
Displacement
Empty3,000 t
Surfaced3,500 t
Submerged4,000 t
Performance
Speed28 km/h / 52 km/h
RangeUnlimited
Depth230 m
Machinery
Shafts1
Turbines2 x Geared steam
15,000 hp
English Electric
Boilers1 x Westinghouse/R-R
S5W
FuelNuclear
Armament
Torpedo tubes6 x 533-mm
Armor
ArmorNone
Sensors
RadarType 1002
SonarType 2001
Type 2007
Type 2019
Production
Built1
Total1

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Dreadnought S101 Vickers-Armstrong12/06/195921/10/196021/10/19631980Inactive